Film
The storytellers revealing Eritrea's dark secrets
Telling Eritrea's untold stories — Under an oppressive military regime, hundreds of Eritreans are fleeing their country and making perilous journeys through Africa and beyond. Three storytellers have found innovative ways to shed light on one of the world's most underreported crises, through film, documentary and illustration.
Written by: Natasha Turner
Misfit City: The renaissance riot grrrls of Tacoma
Forever punk — In the shadow of music meccas Seattle, Olympia and Portland, a new wave of all-inclusive, female-led punk is bursting out of small-town, blue-collar Tacoma.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The film industry is steeped in racism whether you want to admit it or not
The honkies are suffocating Hollywood — While some might have feigned surprise that the 2016 Oscars were so white, anyone with an insight into the industry could have predicted it. From whitewashing to nepotism, and a bunch of stereotypes, it's about time we talk about race and films.
Written by: Anthony Lorenzo
NY surfer and filmmaker Mikey DeTemple on making a high-stakes adventure series
Finlandia x Huck — What does it take to make an exciting adventure film? Mikey DeTemple talks wrangling sharks, dropping off waterfalls, surfing rocky rivers and diving far into the deep.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Video: Meet the Nightcrawlers of Phnom Penh
Life and death in the car-crash capital of the world — Visceral short profiles the freelance reporters who cover crime and grisly road accidents in Cambodia’s capital.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Rwandan cinema is healing wounds in a country scarred by genocide
Welcome to Hillywood — In one of the smallest and poorest countries on earth, filmmakers are bringing people together around stories about Rwanda’s dark past.
Written by: Alex King
How filmmaker Vincent Moon became an oracle for the authentic
The adventures of a grassroots explorer — Having re-invented the music video, Vincent Moon now travels the world with just a backpack and a camera, filming moments of magic wherever he goes. The results prove that Western music is but a speck of dust in the universe of sound.
Written by: Russell Slater
Video: Life as an illegal tattoo artist in Havana
One foot forward... — A free-market economy is transforming Cuba... but one skateboarder feels torn over his country's changing identity.
Written by: HUCK HQ
RIP Howard Marks, Oxford-educated author, activist and notorious drug smuggler
Exclusive archive interview — From the decedent corridors of Oxford University to the bunkers of the British Secret Service, the life of Howard Marks, "the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time", was nothing short of remarkable. On the day he dies here's our exclusive interview - talking prison, drugs, and his extraordinary life.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Outsider cinema director Laz Rojas on never sticking to the script
The Spiel Sesh: No. 3 — The Spiel Sesh is a new quick-fire Q&A series with Huck's indie culture heroes. This time, underground filmmaker Laz Rojas opens up about selling out, never fitting in and what’s wrong with kids today.
Written by: Zach Sebastian